Hayden Panettiere Covers 'Glamour' May 2013

Hayden Panettiere shows off her amazing beach-ready bod in Dolce&Gabbana on the cover of Glamour magazine’s May 2013 issue, on newsstands April 9.

Here’s what the 23-year-old reportedly newly engagedNashville star had to share with the mag:

On staying grounded as a teen, despite her fame: “It’s not that I didn’t go to clubs, have my picture taken. I was 16 years old. I was experimenting just like any kid. But I had friends and family around me to yank me back when I was heading in the wrong direction. Every turn that I made, somebody was waiting for me to fall on my face and catch it on film. The thing that really saved me was that I still had that healthy fear of my parentsâ€”I still had a midnight curfew at 18!”

On getting married one day and having kids: “I don’t really have a plan. I’ve lived a very big life, and I don’t feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother. Sometimes people speak about [having kids] like, ‘Your life endsâ€”you’re never going to be able to do anything again!’ And I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there’s nothing that I feel like I can’t accomplish while having children in my life. I would sacrifice having more years of being wherever I want whenever I want for years with my kids.”

On being a role model for young girls: “I never put my name in the ballot box and said, ‘Hey, I want you to vote me as your teen leader and icon and your Miss Perfect.’ I will never say that I’m perfect; I will never pretend to be perfect. That’s just unrealistic. You’re kind of unexpectedly put in this position of becoming a role model; that’s not something you choose.”